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Group of Ferroelectrics and Multifunctional Materials

Institute of Physics

UFU

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Welcome to GFeMM

The Ferroelectrics and Multifunctional Materials Group (GFeMM) has been stablished at the Federal University of Uberlândia since spring 2008. Our core and current research interests are related to the synthesis, characterization and phenomenological analysis of ferroelectric and multifunctional materials (electro-ceramics and thin films). Within the multifunctional materials, it can be found a promissory and new class of materials, named as ‘magneto-electrics multiferroics’, which have simultaneously electric and magnetic order properties. Such magneto-electric systems have led to an increasing interest of the scientific community because of their high potential to be used for optimization and/or application in electronic devices based on their respective ferroelectric and ferromagnetics precursors, where the physical properties can be controlled by applied external electric and magnetic fields. The obtaining process of the studied systems is mainly conducted through the synthesis of ceramics and/or composites from the conventional solid state reaction sintering method as well as thin films obtained from conventional (and alternative) chemical methods. On the other hand, vanadates and titatanes based systems are also investigated viewing their application in photoelectrocemical (PEC) and photovoltaic cells and photodiodes. Multifunctional systems such as perovskite, tungsten-bronze, Aurivilius’ type structure materials, semiconductors and ionic conductors, as well as glass-ceramics compounds and nanoparticles multiferroics for biomedical applications, are the more interest materials. The investigation of the structural, microstructural, ferroelectric, dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, etc., in such materials become an important and captivating topic because of the discovery of new physical argumentations and potential technological applications.

Main interest applications

Capacitors

FeRAM

Wireless communication

Piezoelectric transducers

Non-volatiles memories

Smart cards

Pyroelectric sensors

Microwave phase-shifters

IR detectors

Thermistors (PTCR)

Energy storage

Artificial photosynthesis

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